Why Build a Castle? | Secrets Of The Castle

The first castle at Blackness was built by George Crichton in the 1440s to serve the nearby royal palace of Linlithgow. The castle may have been built between 1441, when he was in Brittany and 1448, when he was appointed Lord High Admiral. The most likely time for the castle’s construction was during the feud between the Crichtons and the Black Douglases which had resulted in the destruction of Crichton’s tower at Barnton in Edinburgh in 1444.Blackness castle is often described as “the ship that

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The New Slains Castle ruins loom over the silvery North Sea in Scotland. Though this location is certainly no tourist attraction, travelers will find that local lore dictates that Bram Stoker himself visited this castle during a trip to Cruden Bay and may have in fact modeled Dracula’s very own castle off the place. True or false, you can indeed find his name in the hotel ledger at the nearby Kilmarnock Arms. Huge thank you to @j_roberto_b on Instagram for the hauntingly beautiful video of the c

Take a few seconds to admire the ruins of Corfe Castle.😍 Set just inland from the Dorset coast this is not to be missed 🙌 link in bio to explore more of Dorset and plan your next adventure 👌 | England's Coast